date:Jul 26, 2018
Ivory Coast, the worlds biggest cocoa producer, had sold 1.4 million metric tons of beans from its 2018-19 main crop by the middle of July, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Cocoa regulator Le Conseil du Cafe-Cacao is targeting to auction at least another 100,000 tons before the new season starts Oct. 1, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the information isnt public. The regulator raised its forecast for the bigger of the two annual harvests to as much